Total Crime Rate

312.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 312.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Drugs 39.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (SE25 6PX) in the last 12 months was 312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 246.5% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 142.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (SE25 6PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broxholme Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peace Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wooderson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wooderson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laws Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broxholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxholme Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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